Vietnam's investment in Laos has shown positive shifts and a tendency to increase again in a more sustainable direction, reported the Government News, citing a report from the Ministry of Finance.

In the first eight months of 2025, Vietnam's registered investment capital to Laos reached$ 322 million, a six-fold increase compared to the same period in 2024, focusing on energy, mining, transportation services, and other sectors.

Cumulatively, Vietnamese enterprises have invested in 274 projects in Laos, with a total registered capital of $5.82 billion; disbursed capital reached approximately $3 billion. Many of these Vietnamese investment projects are operating effectively.

Projects utilizing aid capital from Vietnam for Laos have largely met the required progress. Project owners from both sides have made efforts to coordinate project implementation, with many projects already completed, handed over, and put into use.

Among the projects using aid capital from the Vietnamese Government for the Lao Government, two projects are striving for completion in 2025. Among  the five projects currently under implementation, four are expected to be completed in 2026, and one project has already been completed.

Of the four projects preparing for implementation, three are expected to be completed between 2027-2029, and one project is striving for completion in 2026. Additionally, both sides are actively discussing to complete procedures and report to competent authorities for approval of three projects under investment preparation.